22.03.2013The ex-President of Moldova, Chairman of the Communist Party MP Vladimir Voronin says he doesn’t really see a particular need for holding consultations with the Liberal Democratic Party to launch the procedure of discharging Parliament Speaker Marian Lupu.

Chisinau. The residents of 30 towns and villages in 11 Moldovan raions situated along the Romanian border came out for massive meetings last Sunday demanding that the Government sign the Convention on trans-border traffic with Romania. The actions were organized by the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (LDPM).

The borderland residents condemned the Communist Government for its reluctance to sign the Convention, which the protesters believe should let then go to Romania without visas.

LDPM leader MP Vladimir Filat stated at one such meeting held in the Carpineni village (Hincesti raion) that a wave of protests has already swept 13 raion centers and Chisinau. Besides this, the Liberal Democratic Party has raised thousands of signatures in support of Convention signing. Filat stated the protests would be continuing until the Government has concluded the Convention.

The official Chisinau keeps on maintaining that the Convention cannot be concluded prior to signing other two fundamental documents – a Basic Political Treaty and a Border Treaty – between the two countries. Also, the Moldovan Government stands for the Convention to cover the entire Republic of Moldova territory, including the secessionist Transnistrian region, not only a 50-kilometer-wide strip along the Prut River.